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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

What A Symptoms Of Low Blood Pressure

Health Encyclopedia: Hepatic Ischemia

Alternative Names

Ischemic hepatitis; Shock liver


Symptoms

If low blood pressure continues for a long time, the patient may feel weak and lightheaded. However, the period of low blood pressure may be brief and produce no symptoms at the time. The damage to the liver cells is generally without symptoms as well.


Signs and tests

Blood levels of liver enzymes such as AST and ALT typically rise 1-3 days after the episode of low blood pressure. Levels of an...

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